Cloning a system

[brendangriffin]

Hi,

I am looking at cloning an RS6000 F40. The machine that I am cloning from has 1x5Gb disk and the other system has 5x4.5Gb, is there any information available on doing this using a mksysb and/or normal backups?

Thanks

Brendan

 

[bjverzal]

You'll need an AIX CD.

Put the mksysb in the tape drive and boot from the CD.

Select the Install option.

Navigate through the menu's to "Restore from a System Backup". Be sure to set everything according to your needs.

Let the install run.

Bill.

 

[BFOJ]

Check out "sysback", I think it's an IBM product, will cost you though. Much more powerful than "mksysb".

 

[AIX5L]

Hi

Save the Mksysb on Tape.
Insert Tape and AIX Installation CD in the New Machine.
Booting in Services Mode..Install.....Maintenance Tasks...Install from a System Backup.

How large is the rootvg "lsvg rootvg" ?????????????????????

ON F50 Select the Disks:
hdisk0 if rootvg < 4000 Mb select hdisk0
hdisk0 and hdisk1 if rootvg > 4000Gb
Shrink FS=yes.

To see any Problems are with AIX4.3.3 see in:

http://www.rootvg.net

- Problem Solving - AIX4.3 Installation Tips

After the installation check lppchk,cfgmgr, diag -a and that all devices where Properly installed.

Then Mirror the System hdisk0 - hdisk1